Shloka 115
Right Conduct, Offenses Against Brāhmaṇas, Truthfulness, and the Greatness of the Cow
Go-Māhātmya
अनेन विधिना यस्तु कृषिकर्माणि कारयेत् । स च गोवाहनैर्दोषैर्न लिप्येत धनी भवेत्
anena vidhinā yastu kṛṣikarmāṇi kārayet | sa ca govāhanairdoṣairna lipyeta dhanī bhavet
अनेन विधिना यः कृषिकर्माणि कारयति, स गोवाहनसम्बद्धैर्दोषैर्न लिप्यते, धनवान् च भवति।
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Concept: Work done according to dharmic procedure avoids moral taint and yields prosperity; ethical means purify economic ends.
Application: Adopt humane, regulated practices in farming/transport: proper loads, rest, veterinary care, and avoidance of cruelty; treat compliance as spiritual discipline, not mere regulation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Oxen plough a field at measured pace, guided gently—no whip raised, only a calm hand and a spoken cue. Above the furrows, a subtle aura suggests that dharmic method turns labor into merit, and prosperity ripens like grain under divine order.","primary_figures":["farmer performing dharmic agriculture","pair of oxen","cow in the background","Lakshmi (subtle symbolic presence as sheaves/coins motif)"],"setting":"cultivated field with furrows, boundary trees, small roadside shrine, water pot and fodder bundle nearby","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["harvest gold","earth brown","sap green","sky pale blue","vermillion accent"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dignified agrarian tableau—farmer guiding oxen with gentleness, stylized golden grain motifs and Lakṣmī auspicious symbols in the border, gold leaf highlighting the sunrise and shrine lamp, rich reds/greens, ornate jewelry on symbolic deity medallion, devotional prosperity without cruelty.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate rural landscape with soft dawn light, oxen and farmer rendered with lyrical restraint, distant trees and a small shrine, cool blues and greens balanced with warm earth tones, emphasis on ethical calm and ordered labor.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, rhythmic composition of oxen and plough, sunrise disc in ochre-gold, stylized shrine with Viṣṇu symbols, red-yellow-green palette, large expressive eyes on figures conveying discipline and kindness.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: agrarian dharma scene framed by lotus and creeper borders, cows and oxen central, auspicious Śrī motifs and floral medallions, deep blue ground with gold highlights, devotional prosperity imagery integrated with pastoral gentleness."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["morning birds","wooden plough creak","soft bells on cattle","distant conch from village shrine"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यस्तु = यः + तु; गोवाहनैर्दोषैः = गोवाहनैः + दोषैः; दोषैर्न = दोषैः + न.
FAQs
It teaches that agricultural work should be conducted according to a prescribed ethical or ritual procedure (vidhi). When done properly, the householder is said to avoid associated demerits and gains prosperity.
The phrase refers broadly to faults or demerits connected with using oxen/draught animals and conveyances in farming and transport. The verse claims that following the correct vidhi prevents one from being spiritually “tainted” by such faults.
Right means matter: prosperity is presented as the fruit of livelihood pursued in a regulated, dharmic manner, where one is mindful of potential harms and performs work according to established norms.